Water closet



Nov. 30, 193 7.

c. E. WEXELBE RG WATER CLOSET Filed Nov. 4, 1935 ATTORNEYS.

Patented Nov. 30, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE WATER CLOSETApplication November 4, 1935, Serial No. 48,115

7 Claims.

This invention relates to seats and covers for water closets, an objectof the invention being to provide a toilet seat and cover in which theseat is completely concealed by the cover when not in use and in whichthe cover is rounded and so shaped that its general contour blends withthat of the bowl.

Another object of the invention is to provide a toilet seat cover whichcan be made of relatively thin sheet metal such as pressed steel orother metal and which possesses the requisite strength and rigidity.

Another object of the invention is to provide a toilet seat cover whichis so shaped as to enclose the seat when it is down and whose undersurface has a substantially fiat non-recessed portion which serves as aback rest when the cover Other objects of this invention will appear inthe following description and appended claims, reference being had tothe accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification whereinlike reference characters designate corresponding parts in the severalviews.

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of my novel toilet seat and cover mounted on.a water closet with portions of the seat and cover broken away.

Fig. 2 is a plan view with part of the cover broken away.

Fig. 3 is a section through the seat and the edge of the cover on theline'33 of Fig. 2 taken in the direction of the arrows.

Before explaining in detail the present invention it is to be understoodthat the invention is not limited in its application to the details ofconstruction and arrangement of parts illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing, since the invention is capable of other embodiments and ofbeing practiced or carried out in various ways. Also it is to beunderstood that the phraseology or terminology employed herein is forthe purpose of description and not of limitation, and it is not intendedto limit the invention claimed herein beyond the requirements of theprior art.

The preferred form illustrated herein by way of example, consists of aseat I and cover 2 pivotally mounted on a water closet bowl 3 by meansof a pair of brackets 4. The bowl may be of any conventional type, theone shown herein being of generally round exterior contour. The brackets4 have horizontal collars 5 which are adapted to rest on the uppersurface of the bowl at the back, and depending stems 6 which projectdown through vertical holes in the back of the bowl. The ends of thesedepending stems are threaded and nuts I are screwed onto them tosecurely fasten the brackets to the bowl. The upper part of the bracketsextend forward and carry inwardly directed horizontal axially alinedpivot pins 8 upon which are mounted the seat I and cover 2.

The seat I may be made'of any suitable material, such as Wood, metal,Bakelite or other plastic or composition material, and is supported onthe pivot pins 8 by means of brackets 9 screwed to the bottom of theseat at the back and extending out from under the seat and cover to thebrackets 4. The rear ends of the brackets 9 lie between and against thesides of the upper ends of the brackets 4 and are journalled on the pins8. The cover 2 is composed of three pieces of pressed or stamped sheetmetal, a top Iii, a back rest H and a reinforcing member I2, fittedtogether and covered with a layer E3 of Bakelite, Celluloid, pyroxylinor other suitable plastic composition or coating material. The top ofthe cover extends over the seat and down all around it so as tocompletely conceal the same, the downturned edge of the top beingapproximately level with or just a little lower than the bottom surfaceof the seat I. The back rest H has a central flat portion 14 which, whenthe cover is down, fits into the hole in the seat and is level with thedownturned edge of the top. The peripheral portion l5 of the back restarches up over the seat and extends down around the outer marginal sideof the seat in contact with the inner surface of the top therebyreinforcing the latter. The edge of the sheet of metal forming the topis curled inwardly and upwardly into a bead l6 into which the edge ll ofthe back rest projects, thus securing the back rest and top together.This bead extends around the rim of the cover from near one of thebrackets 4 outward and forward around the front of the cover and backalong the other side, terminating near the other bracket 9, therebyleaving a space at the back of the seat between the two brackets 4 intowhich the reinforcing member I2 fits. The reinforcing member is a pieceof sheet metal stamped or pressed to flt against the inside of thedepending rim of the cover at the back. Thus, the top, the back rest andreinforcing member provide three layersof sheet metal for the attachmentof the brackets l8. The brackets have bosses l9 which lie against theinner faces of the brackets 9 and fit over the ends of the bearing pins8. The bosses IS, the ends of the brackets 9 and the ends of thebrackets 4 are complementary to each other and form a single smoothshape having a pleasing streamlined contour. Two notches are formed inthe depending edge at the back of the cover 2 at the side of thebrackets l8 through which the brackets 9 extend from the seat I to thepivot pins 8. On the inside of and near the front of the cover and onthe bottom near the front of the seat are two pairs of resilient bumpers2i and 22 adapted to contact the top of the seat and the top of thebowl, respectively. The cover and the bowl are so shaped that the frontand side edges of the cover are above and closely adjacent to the frontand side edges of the top of the bowl and the rear edge of the seat isclose to the top surface of the bowl. The cover and bowl thus form oneartistic whole with the surface of one forming a substantialcontinuation of the surface of the other and the seat completely closedand hidden when not in use. The front edge of the cover, however, mayproject slightly beyond the bowl so that the fingers may more easilygrasp it when it is desired to lift it.

While I have described and shown in detail the preferred embodiment ofmy invention, I do not intend to limit myself thereto. The shape of theseat cover and bowl may be varied within wide limits and the type of andposition of the pivots may also be changed. For example, instead ofhaving brackets at the rear of the seat and cover, a pair of integralnesting extensions may be provided at the rear of the seat and coverarranged as shown in my co-pending application Serial No. 43,315, filedon October 3, 1935, and the surface around the front of the bowl may bean exact continuation of the surface of the cover.

I claim:

1. A cover for a water closet comprising a top member having a dependingedge adapted to enclose a toilet seat, and a hollow back rest portionnested within said cover engaging said depending edge and adapted toproject into the opening of said seat.

2. A cover for a water closet comprising a convex top member having adepending rim adapted to project down around the edge of an annulartoilet seat, and a sheet metal insert member within said top membercooperating with said rim and having a hollow central back rest portionoffset downwardly from said top member.

3. A cover for a water closet comprising a convex top member having adepending rim adapted to project down around an annular toilet seat, anda sheet metal insert member within said top having a central back restportion offset downwardly from said top and a peripheral channel portionconnecting said back rest portion with said top.

4. A cover for a Water closet comprising a top member having a dependingrim adapted to project down around a toilet seat and a sheet metal backrest member within said top having a central flat portion spaced fromsaid top and a peripheral portion connecting said fiat portion with saidtop, said peripheral portion fitting against the inside of theperipheral portion of the top and being secured thereto.

5. A cover for a water closet comprising a convex top member having adepending rim adapted to project down around an annular toilet seat, anda sheet metal back rest member within said top having a central flatportion spaced from said top and a peripheral portion connecting saidfiat portion with said top, said peripheral portion fitting against theinside of the peripheral portion of the; top and being secured theretoby a bead formed on the edge of the top and enclosing the edge of theback rest member.

6. A lid for a water closet seat comprising a sheet metal top and asheet metal insert member nested together, said insert member having anarched peripheral portion adapted to fit over and conceal the seat whenthe lid is in closed position and a central fiat portion providing aback rest when the lid is in open position.

'7. A lid for a water closet' seat having a central opening, comprisinga sheet metal top and a sheet metal insert member nested together, saidinsert member having an arched peripheral portion adapted to fit overand conceal said seat when the lid is in a substantially horizontalposition, and said insert member having a central substantially flatportion spaced from said top and adapted to project into said seatopening when the lid is in said substantially horizontal position, saidcentral portion providing a back rest when the lid is in a substantiallyvertical position.

CLARENCE E. WEXELBERG.

